Let Me Contribute Towards Removing This Evil, Having Contributed To Tinubu’s Emergence’ – El-Rufai

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has declared that he is not driven by political ambition but a sense of responsibility to correct what he described as a “national tragedy” caused by the Bola Tinubu administration, which he previously helped to install.

Speaking during an interview on Arise TV on Monday, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) did not mince words in blaming himself and others who supported Tinubu’s rise for the country’s current woes.

He said, “You’ve mentioned my name. I have no ambition. I just feel that having contributed to bringing about this tragedy to Nigeria, by contributing to the emergence of Bola Tinubu as president, I should contribute in my last lap… let me contribute towards removing this evil that I believe will destroy Nigeria if left unchecked.”

El-Rufai confirmed that he has thrown his weight behind an emerging opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections, insisting that the move is a strategic and necessary response to rescue the country.

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He explained that the coalition is open to both adopting an existing political party or forming a new one to challenge the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party he once helped build.

The former Governor stated, “Well look, you don’t go to war with only one plan.

“So very early in our discussions, the leaders of the coalition took the decision that we’ll not only look for existing platforms and identify one that is suitable for all of us to go under one roof, but we’ll also explore the possibility of registering a brand new party.”

El-Rufai further claimed that the ruling APC has been sowing discord within opposition parties by sponsoring what he termed “political viruses” to weaken them from the inside.

He said, “I think a brand new party doesn’t have any legacy problems or any viruses injected.

“Because what the government, the ruling party, and the government have been doing is to create problems in the opposition parties by recruiting and financing viruses to multiply. This is what is happening in the Labour Party, the PDP, and even the NNPP.”